Call Congress TODAY re: Orphan Works Bill!!!!

Fellow artists,
It is time to act RIGHT NOW! The House is ready to pass the Orphan Works Act. You can't delay! Call NOW and tell them NO!

The Illustrator's Partnership, below, has sent us info on the current plans. We can't let them get away with sneaky politics while the country is watching and debating the VP event.

Please forward this to all artists and lists and make those calls this morning!

Mark Simon
Artist Advocate

FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP

THE HOUSE ORPHAN WORKS BILL (H.R. 5889)IS MOVING IN THE HOUSE NOW 10.2.08

Phone, fax, email these Congressman immediately
DELAHUNT Phone (202) 225 3111

CONYERS Phone: (202) 225-5126

NADLER Phone: (202) 225-5635

BERMAN Phone: (202) 225-4695

EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE AT THE WAY THIS IS BEING DONE
We've been getting assurances all day that the bill was "dead for this year."

TELL THEM NOT TO PASS THIS ANTI-COPYRIGHT LAW * UNDER COVER OF NIGHT * UNDER COVER OF ECONOMIC CRISIS * UNDER COVER OF ANOTHER TELEVISED DEBATETELL THEM THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS WAY TO RE-WRITE THE COPYRIGHT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

Mad Magazine Cartoonists - Usual Gang of Idiots +

Mad Magazine recruits Pulitzer Winners for next issue. (Mike Peters, Matt Davies, etc.) Story here:

Meanwhile, political slide show here:

Future of Where You'll Get Your News --- Attn. Editorial Cartoonists!

Remember the good ol' days when Walter Cronkite was considered the most trustworthy source of news?

I came across this article in another blog. It doesn't surprise me at all, as I'm watching less and less and reading more online. More and more, however, I think about my research and writing instructor, Gary Steinley, and his mantra "Be critical consumers of your literature." Just because items are in print, or in other forms of media -- check the validity and reliability of your source!

How does this affect editorial cartoonists though? Already, I see that even in blogoshere that in order for bloggers to earn an income, they've got to rely on ads -- (and no doubt, some are sponsored by corporations or campaigns as well.) How does pay come to be for an online editorial cartoonist?

Just tossing something out here to see if it generates some discussion or further thought.

Cartoonist Biographies

Click the graphic above to take you there.

Speaking of cartoonist biographies, we're going to try to spotlight out local cartoonist, one cartoonist a week coming up next week. Stay tuned!